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What Is The Life Expectancy In Myocardial Infarction With SA Node Dysfuction Patient?

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Posted on Mon, 9 Jun 2014
Question: Will my friends lateiral wall heart injury kill him eventually
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Answered by Dr. Vaddadi Suresh (45 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Could you be more elaborate over his disease

Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXXX,
Welcome to HCM.
We need some more information.

What exactly do you mean by heart injury?
Is it heart attack or external injury? we can not predict the prognosis in the latter while heart attack patients will have good prognosis, given certain conditions.

Could you be more elaborate over his disease or symptoms so that we can suggest.
Thanks.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Yogesh D
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Follow up: Dr. Vaddadi Suresh (1 hour later)
It was a heart attack a few years ago with blown sa node?
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Answered by Dr. Vaddadi Suresh (5 hours later)
Brief Answer:
he will be fine.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
He probably had myocardial infarction with a sinus node dysfunction. There is no reason to believe that he will be troubled. A pace maker will take care of the sinus nodal function and heart drugs (i guess he must be on them) will take care of the lateral wall functioning.
Heart is known to be a sensitive organ, but in fact, it is a tough one. Heart can survive even if 50% of its muscle is damaged.
So, if he is in regular consultation with a cardiologist, and is using drugs carefully, he should be fine and is going to live long.
Hope, I am clear.
Note: For further follow-up it is advisable to consult an emergency medicine specialist. Click here.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T
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What Is The Life Expectancy In Myocardial Infarction With SA Node Dysfuction Patient?

Brief Answer: Could you be more elaborate over his disease Detailed Answer: Hi XXXXXX, Welcome to HCM. We need some more information. What exactly do you mean by heart injury? Is it heart attack or external injury? we can not predict the prognosis in the latter while heart attack patients will have good prognosis, given certain conditions. Could you be more elaborate over his disease or symptoms so that we can suggest. Thanks.